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  • From: nottke <nottke1@earthlink.net>
  • To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] acorns
  • Date: Tue, 5 Nov 2002 10:10:48 -0400

I wonder if the tannin content is the reason that turkeys prefer White Oak
acorns over Red Oak? I have also noticed that the turkeys prefer
unsprouted White Oak acorns over sprouted ones.

>The acorns of white oaks and their relatives in the white oak "group" tend
>to have the least amount of tannins in them. These tannins are what causes
>the bitter flavor in acorns. For this reason acorns from trees in the white
>oak "group" were/are most often used by Native Americans to make their
>flour. Bur oaks have the largest acorns in my area. It is somewhat

Jim Nottke
Pfafftown, NC
Hardiness Zone 7A






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